Oxford surges ahead as electric car centre
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 | Filed under Electric CarOXFORD is to become an electric car hub with more charge points per head of population than any other European city. Government Transport Minister Norman Baker yesterday announced a £320000 project to install 64 new charging points for the city.
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Volt Who goes there It's a current Holden and you just charge it
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 | Filed under Electric CarIN THE 2006 US film Who Killed the Electric Car?, oil companies and car makers were named as the guilty parties in California's ill-fated attempt in the 1990s to foster zero-emission vehicles. The federal Industry, Innovation, Climate Change and Energy …
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BMW Eyes Korea's Fledgling Electric Car Market
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 | Filed under Electric CarThe German luxury car maker is hoping to replicate that success in the nascent electric car market with the introduction of two pure electric models – the i3 and the i8 – in 2014 following their global launch in 2013. BMW will be entering the local …
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Marylanders Finding Ways to Cope at the Pump
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 | Filed under Electric CarDave Colby By AARON CARTER Sitting in your electric car, sipping organic tea from a biodegradable cup, you pull up to your bank's drive-thru window quite proud of your environmental awareness and saved dollars. Then you see the silver Litespeed brand …
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Farmer's wind powered car could revolutionize China's auto industry
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 | Filed under Electric CarBANJIEHE, China — A Chinese farmer has invented a wind-powered, electric car that he says could save his country from the pollution caused by its rapidly growing car market. An hour from downtown Beijing, the dusty village of Banjiehe looks an …
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Fisker rep defends Karma hybrid sedan in garage fire aftermath
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 | Filed under Electric CarBy Sarah Silbert The auto maker hasn't submitted an official explanation for the fire, though the former chief engineer for the late General Motors EV1 electric car places the blame on the hybrid's tight engine bay packing. Fisker clearly isn't having any of that … Engadget
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Honda's electric car like a bicycle on a vacuum
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 | Filed under Electric CarHonda Unveils New Personal Electric Unicycle – 'UNICUB' Honda Motor Co., Ltd. unveiled the new UNI-CUB personal mobility device. Featuring a compact design, UNI-CUB offers the same freedom of movement in all directions that a person enjoys while …
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Electric car charging stations to be installed in Cuyahoga County by fall 2012
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 | Filed under Electric Car"If those are successful on site at the mini lot and the zoo, we want to expand those facilities as well," said Zone. "I think it's a great idea, it will make my life much easier," said Emsh. Electric car charging stations set for downtown Cleveland.
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Swift leads Eco Warriors & Electric Car Club
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 | Filed under Electric CarHer students make up the EcoWarriors and the Electric Car Club. Together with the Green Wars Club, science teacher Robin Grantham and technology teacher Kitty Bula, the school entered two spring competitions and spread the word about environmental …
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Aptera Electric Car Investment
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 | Filed under Electric CarBy Jeff Siegel Aptera Motors has been through a lot in trying to get its ultra-sleek Aptera 2e off the ground, including, but not limited to completely running out of money and being denied a $150 million loan from the Energy Department.
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